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Ephesians 1:4


Ephesians 1:3 Ephesians 1:4 (KJV) Ephesians 1:5
Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly [places] in Christ:
According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

According asG2531 he hath chosenG1586 usG2248 inG1722 himG846 beforeG4253 the foundationG2602 of the worldG2889, that weG2248 should beG1511 holyG40 andG2532 without blameG299 beforeG2714 himG846 inG1722 loveG26:


Original Greek

καθὼς ἐξελέξατο ἡμᾶς ἐν αὐτῷ πρὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου, εἶναι ἡμᾶς ἁγίους, καὶ ἀμώμους κατενώπιον αὐτοῦ ἐν ἀγάπῃ,

Greek Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
καθὼς
kathōs G2531 ADV According as
ἐξελέξατο
exelexato G1586 V-AMI-3S he hath chosen
ἡμᾶς
hēmas G2248 P-1AP us
ἐν
en G1722 PREP in
αὐτῷ
autō G846 P-DSM him
πρὸ
pro G4253 PREP before
καταβολῆς
katabolēs G2602 N-GSF the foundation
κόσμου,
kosmou G2889 N-GSM of the world
εἶναι
einai G1511 V-PAN should be
ἡμᾶς
hēmas G2248 P-1AP that we
ἁγίους,
hagious G40 A-APM holy
καὶ
kai G2532 CONJ and
ἀμώμους
amōmous G299 A-APM without blame
κατενώπιον
katenōpion G2714 ADV before
αὐτοῦ
autou G846 P-GSM him
ἐν
en G1722 PREP in
ἀγάπῃ,
agapē G26 N-DSF love
Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)
Strong's References
  • G26 — ἀγάπη (agápē, ag-ah'-pay): love — from ἀγαπάω; love, i.e. affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a love-feast:--(feast of) charity(-ably), dear, love.
  • G40 — ἅγιος (hágios, hag'-ee-os): set apart, holy, sacred — from (an awful thing) (compare ἁγνός, θάλπω); sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated):--(most) holy (one, thing), saint.
  • G299 — ἄμωμος (ámōmos, am'-o-mos): blameless — from Α (as a negative particle) and μῶμος; unblemished (literally or figuratively):--without blame (blemish, fault, spot), faultless, unblamable.
  • G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
  • G1511 — εἶναι (eînai, i'-nahee): present infinitive from εἰμί; to exist:--am, was. come, is, X lust after, X please well, there is, to be, was.
  • G1586 — ἐκλέγομαι (eklégomai, ek-leg'-om-ahee): I choose, elect — middle voice from ἐκ and λέγω (in its primary sense); to select:--make choice, choose (out), chosen.
  • G1722 — ἐν (en, en): in, on, among — a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between εἰς and ἐκ); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:--about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
  • G2248 — ἡμᾶς (hēmâs, hay-mas'): accusative case plural of ἐγώ; us:--our, us, we.
  • G2531 — καθώς (kathṓs, kath-oce'): just as, as — from κατά and ὡς; just (or inasmuch) as, that:--according to, (according, even) as, how, when.
  • G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
  • G2602 — καταβολή (katabolḗ, kat-ab-ol-ay'): a foundation, depositing, sowing — from καταβάλλω; a deposition, i.e. founding; figuratively, conception:--conceive, foundation.
  • G2714 — κατενώπιον (katenṓpion, kat-en-o'-pee-on): before the face of — from κατά and ἐνώπιον; directly in front of:--before (the presence of), in the sight of.
  • G2889 — κόσμος (kósmos, kos'-mos): the world, universe — probably from the base of κομίζω; orderly arrangement, i.e. decoration; by implication, the world (in a wide or narrow sense, including its inhabitants, literally or figuratively (morally)):--adorning, world.
  • G4253 — πρό (pró, pro): before — a primary preposition; "fore", i.e. in front of, prior (figuratively, superior) to:--above, ago, before, or ever. In the comparative, it retains the same significations.
Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

Reciprocal references (29): Leviticus 20:7, Numbers 15:40, Numbers 16:7, Psalms 33:12, Psalms 65:4, Psalms 103:17, Psalms 106:5, Psalms 110:3, Psalms 115:15, Isaiah 4:3, Isaiah 44:2, Jeremiah 2:3, Zechariah 1:17, John 15:19, John 17:6, Romans 8:39, Romans 9:11, Romans 11:7, Romans 16:13, 1 Corinthians 1:30, 1 Corinthians 2:7, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Ephesians 3:9, Ephesians 3:11, Colossians 3:14, 1 Thessalonians 1:4, Hebrews 4:3, 1 Peter 2:6, 2 John 1:1

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